# Akane Araki

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Japanese badminton player (born 1996)

Akane Araki Araki at the 2018 Chinese Taipei Open Personal information Born (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 29) Saitama Prefecture, Japan Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Sport Country Japan Sport Badminton Women's singles & doubles Highest ranking 317 (WS 6 October 2016) 62 (WD with Aoi Matsuda 16 November 2017) 212 (XD with Keiichiro Matsui 5 July 2018) BWF profile

**Akane Araki** (荒木 茜羽, *Araki Akane*; born 21 October 1996) is a Japanese [badminton](/source/Badminton) player who plays for [The 77 Bank](/source/The_77_Bank).[1][2] She won her first international title at the [Tahiti International](/source/Tahiti_International) tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with [Ayaka Kawasaki](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ayaka_Kawasaki&action=edit&redlink=1).[3] She and Kawasaki were the semi-finalists at the 2016 [Belgian International](/source/Belgian_International) tournament.[4]

## Personal life

Her mother, [Wu Jianqiu](/source/Wu_Jianqiu) is a former member of the [China national badminton team](/source/China_national_badminton_team).[5]

## Achievements

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_and_Grand_Prix_Gold). It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Russian Open Aoi Matsuda Yuho Imai Minami Kawashima 11–6, 6–11, 11–7, 7–11, 11–5 Winner [6] 2017 Bitburger Open Aoi Matsuda Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai 19–21, 6–21 Runner-up [7]

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Russian Open Keiichiro Matsui Chan Peng Soon Cheah Yee See 8–11, 11–13, 3–11 Runner-up [6][8]

- [BWF Grand Prix Gold](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_Gold_and_Grand_Prix) tournament

- [BWF Grand Prix](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_Gold_and_Grand_Prix) tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

*Women doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2016 Tahiti International Ayaka Kawasaki Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 21–13, 21–12 Winner 2018 White Nights Riko Imai Asumi Kugo Megumi Yokoyama 21–18, 21–12 Winner [9] 2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Riko Imai Annie Xu Kerry Xu 21–15, 21–19 Winner

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament

- [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Players: Akane Araki"](http://bwfbadminton.com/player/69819/akane-araki). [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation). Retrieved 17 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["七十七銀行: 選手紹介・女子2部"](http://www.badspi.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/p7777bank.pdf) (PDF) (in Japanese). [The 77 Bank](/source/The_77_Bank). Retrieved 17 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Badminton : La journée de finale interrompue en raison de la pluie"](http://www.tntv.pf/Badminton-La-journee-de-finale-interrompue-en-raison-de-la-pluie_a11416.html) (in French). [Tahiti Nui Television](/source/Tahiti_Nui_Television). Retrieved 10 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["ベルギーインターナショナル2016"](http://www.badminton.or.jp/2016/bel/index.htm) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["元世界女王の娘・荒木萌恵、敗れる バドミントン"](http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/1520513.html) (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-russia17_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-russia17_6-1) Etchells, Daniel (23 July 2017). ["Top seed Cheah suffers defeat in final at BWF Russian Grand Prix"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180625140332/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1053128/top-seed-cheah-suffers-defeat-in-final-at-bwf-russian-grand-prix). *Inside the Games*. Archived from [the original](https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1053128/top-seed-cheah-suffers-defeat-in-final-at-bwf-russian-grand-prix) on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bitburger17_7-0)** ["Thai stars win two titles at Bitburger"](https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1355923/thai-stars-win-two-titles-at-bitburger). *Bangkok Post*. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-russia172_8-0)** ["Peng Soon, Yee See capture maiden badminton title at Russian Open"](https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2017/07/23/peng-soon-yee-see-capture-maiden-badminton-title-at-russian-open/1427413). *Malay Mail*. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-whitenights18_9-0)** [""Strong tournament performance" in Gatchina"](https://www.badminton.de/news/badminton/starke-turnierleistung-in-gatchina/). *Badminton Germany* (in German). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2025.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

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- [Akane Araki](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/56144E8E-46A3-42C8-AF90-F406964CAE49) at [BWF.TournamentSoftware.com](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (archived)

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